Let's talk about the Cincinnati Bengals (AFC Championship Edition)

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by HC_Chief

Man, just rewatched the highlights of last night's game. We generated a ton of pressure, but Allen was unreal in his ability to evade and escape. Burrow does not have that mobility.

The Bills wrecked our secondary deep, however. That is a major concern, with Burrow, Chase, Higgins, and Boyd rolling into town. We need our safeties to play D E E P. Keep EVERYTHING in front of you. Do not let them gash us for massive gains with the deep pass.

Both QB's (Pat and Josh) did an amazing job avoiding pressure.

The key with Burrow isn't blitzing him. The key to defending him is to make him throw short, and generate as much pressure as you can with 3-4 man fronts. Their OL is garbage. Don't throw him a life line by blitzing and playing Chase (et al) in single man coverage with little to no help over the top. He threw some amazing dimes against pressure in week 17. They won EVERY 50-50 ball in that game. That can't happen again.